Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade

Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade

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23 reviews for Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade

    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
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    Wayne P., Harrington, DE (Verified Customer) June 20, 2024
    September 22, 2024
    No, there's nothing you could have done differently with my last order.  I was impressed with the care that was taken in shipping my cardinals.  They ...More
    No, there's nothing you could have done differently with my last order.  I was impressed with the care that was taken in shipping my cardinals.  They arrived safe n sound.

    I don't believe my tank (75 gal) was yet established enough to introduce the new fish.  I ordered 30 and only 6 or 7 survived.  I did put in certain products to supposedly age and establish a proper bacteria level.  All to help acclimate the fish to their new environment.


    My son, who is very familiar with setting up a new aquarium, helped me.  He has had very good results when setting up his own.  He did admit that we probably put too much faith in the products that claimed an instant natural environment.  He was here on vacation and that's why we ordered the fish so quickly.  I wanted him to see them.  Otherwise I probably would have waited a few days or a week before ordering them.




    We bought a Fluval filter (Max 125 gal tank) which seems to be doing a great job.  Also a skimmer, heater ( blue light indicates it's on and red light when it's heating) and a floating thermostat.




    I do have a lot of algae for which I bought a few algae eaters. My Pleco is regularly chased by my red tail shark.  I think the Pleco ran into something and is possibly injured.  He seems to have slowed down from previously being very active.


    I would definitely order from you again,  at which time, it'll probably be another batch of cardinals.


    Thanks for your professionalism and for keeping in touch.
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    Kamyrn B., Monahans, TX (Verified Customer) May 16, 2024
    May 26, 2024
    Currently here acclimating the fish! This is a 200 gallon tank I set-up and scaped for a client, it currently has ember tetras, cardinal tetras (my cl...More

    Currently here acclimating the fish! This is a 200 gallon tank I set-up and scaped for a client, it currently has ember tetras, cardinal tetras (my client asked for more, so i bought more from you!), emerald dwarf rasboras, oto cats, and kuhli loaches. This tank is in the break room of an office building, and the name of the company is “Blue Ram Group” so my client wanted a group of blue rams.

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    Fei G., New Rochelle, NY (Verified Customer) May 5, 2024
    May 11, 2024

    Hi bro, the quality of this shipment is still perfect and my friend is very happy with it. Thanks again!

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    Fei G., New Rochelle, NY (Verified Customer) January 22, 2024
    April 7, 2024

    The first two times you gave me the wanna-be stick! This picture is finished to put in the comments section for good reviews!

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    Donald R., Rochester Hills, MI (Verified Customer) January 17, 2024
    January 21, 2024
    Well the transition went well from my Biocube 32 to the 90 gallon.  So I pulled the trigger earlier than I thought and ordered five Discus. Order#1341...More
    Well the transition went well from my Biocube 32 to the 90 gallon.  So I pulled the trigger earlier than I thought and ordered five Discus. Order#13419


    I was trying to get some different colors and patterns to make it interesting. 


    Here's two pic's of the four in their new home.


     


    Cheers,


    Donald R
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    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
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    Fei G., New Rochelle, NY (Verified Customer) January 9, 2024
    January 17, 2024
    Wow even. Your fish are fantastic, they're not fully acclimated yet but they're already beautiful. You can actually see the difference in them in the ...More

    Wow even. Your fish are fantastic, they're not fully acclimated yet but they're already beautiful. You can actually see the difference in them in the bag. At first I would have thought why are you shipping twice as much as everyone else, but when I received the box and opened it. It was all worth it, professional and neat, and seeing the fish verified all that again. Except for the big fat one that arrived dead. All fish are fine now. I'm so glad I met you! I used to keep and breed a lot of discus, they are so fascinating!

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    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
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    Richard F., Tucson, AZ (Verified Customer) November 26, 2023
    December 10, 2023
    Hi- I felt I should let you know of my experience with the angels, cardinals and lilies. The angels and cardinals arrived, very well packaged. I appre...More

    Hi- I felt I should let you know of my experience with the angels, cardinals and lilies. The angels and cardinals arrived, very well packaged. I appreciate the extra included cardinals, black out bags, superb packaging and included Nitrofurazone. After following the acclimation instructions the cardinals have done extremely well- active, great colors and eating well the day after acclimation. It has not been so smooth for the angels- they have not done well after acclimation, not eating, reclusive. I began the Nitrofurazone on day 2, but it hasn't helped. Unfortunately, 7 have perished, which makes me very sad. I do hope to order fish again, based on my experience with the cardinals.





    The lillies- superb!!!! Beautiful and very healthy!!!! I will definitely order these again soon. In the past, when I have ordered lillies elsewhere, I might get a bulb with one to two leaves. My purchase from you was very different- both were really spectacular, and impressive!! I just wanted to let you know of my thoughts. Best regards- Richard

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    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
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    Crystal O., Stow, OH (Verified Customer) August 11, 2023
    August 20, 2023

    Thank you so much! We appreciate your help & will be in touch for future additions to our home tank.

    Cheers, Crystal

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    Calvin O., Springfield, TN (Verified Customer) July 30, 2023
    August 6, 2023
    Yeah they were nice! The others are doing well and I get it sometimes they just don’t adjust from the stress of shipping. I am more bummed about losin...More

    Yeah they were nice! The others are doing well and I get it sometimes they just don’t adjust from the stress of shipping. I am more bummed about losing all those cardinals and rummy nosed tetras to be honest. 

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    Gary O., Forked River, NJ (Verified Customer) May 3, 2023
    May 13, 2023
    Michael, they all sparked up in a few hours. I did make a mistake and let the water in the bags into the tank. Its new water settled for a week, then ...More

    Michael, they all sparked up in a few hours. I did make a mistake and let the water in the bags into the tank. Its new water settled for a week, then one week with about 8 small fish, 2 crayfish and a snail. I am running 2 filters (75 Gal rating for each) on each side of my 65 Gallon aquarium and they have the bio filters that spin in front as the water exists the filter. I have a bag to absorb hardness in one filter. The water yesterday (before the intro of new fish) tested perfect in all the 5 test areas. PH is 7.0. Water temp 76 degrees. From Michael: Your water temperature is way too cold. Check my FAQs page for correct params.

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    Jacob B., Grand Marais, MN (Verified Customer) April 12, 2023
    April 22, 2023
    I decided to purchase from Discus.com after shopping around online, comparing prices, and reading reviews from a handful of different places. Ultimate...More

    I decided to purchase from Discus.com after shopping around online, comparing prices, and reading reviews from a handful of different places. Ultimately, Discus.com was the cheapest (price per fish after shipping), and appeared to have a high quality product.





    I ordered 40 cardinal tetras on Wednesday 4/12/23 around noon. We had cold temps and bad weather coming in the following week so I chose Friday 4/14/23 as my desired delivery date. It was a short turn around for an overnight order but Michael made it happen.





    There were 49 fish shipped to me, two had died in shipping. I released 47 fish into my tank on Friday afternoon and all but 3 looked pretty good.





    On Saturday, they accepted some small pellets, and picked at sunken ones on the ground as well. 3 of the fish still looked stressed from shipping. Saturday night, 5 fish passed away. Water parameters were 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite, 20 ppm Nitrate. Air pump was on.





    On Sunday morning I still had 42 fish (2 more than I ordered), and I had some baby brine shrimp ready. All the fish ate well and really finished coloring up. 





    Today, Monday, four days later, all the fish appear to be doing well, eating well, and have colored up nicely.





    I'm very happy with the size, color, and health of the fish I received. I'm also very thankful for the great prices and and customer service from Michael at Discus.com.





    Michael has kept in touch with me after the sale as the fish have become acclimated to their new home. Thanks Michael and thanks Discus.com!

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    Aaron M., Falls Church, VA (Verified Customer) February 24, 2023
    March 4, 2023

    The fish arrived and all look great after a few hours in the aquarium.

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    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
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    Jeremy J., Muldrow, OK (Verified Customer) January 27, 2023
    February 19, 2023
    Fish arrived great! They were greatly packaged! Thank you! I plan on introducing them into my 100 gallon this weekend.
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    Aaron M., Falls Church, VA (Verified Customer) December 2, 2022
    December 11, 2022
    Michael, the fish look great. One of the tetras didn't make it, but that's ok. I really appreciate the fast delivery. Best, Aaron
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    Charles M., Lawrenceville, GA (Verified Customer) October 29, 2022
    November 6, 2022

    Thank you for the 200x cardinal tetras.

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    Anthony M., Plano, TX (Verified Customer) August 16, 2022
    August 28, 2022

    Its scrub and water change day so no poking fun at it. Most the plants were just put in 2 days before y'alls fish

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    Charles M., Lawrenceville, GA (Verified Customer) July 1, 2022
    July 18, 2022

    I ordered 100 of the cardinals love them in tank with small Discus

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    David C., Orinda, CA (Verified Customer) June 5, 2022
    June 26, 2022
    Cardinal tetra
    Purchased a combination of cardinal, neon, and green neon tetra. They add a splash of color which looks amazing as they have started to school togethe...More
    Purchased a combination of cardinal, neon, and green neon tetra. They add a splash of color which looks amazing as they have started to school together. Of the two cardinals purchased I only received one where the red goes all the way back from the head and extends all the way down to the tail. Size was a little small for Fat AAA grade relative to the Jumbo neon tetra shown beside it in the attached image. From Michael: David, the cardinals are seasonal. Since these are all wild-caught, we are at the mercy of the fish lords depending on the season.
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    Mary N., Sand Springs, OK (Verified Customer) June 15, 2022
    June 21, 2022
    Small Packages
    The cardinal tetras are a great addition to my tank. Unfortunately I ordered 6 and all were dead except one and he is doing great. I will definitely o...More
    The cardinal tetras are a great addition to my tank. Unfortunately I ordered 6 and all were dead except one and he is doing great. I will definitely order some more. From Michael: remind me next time, and I will make your loss whole. Unfortunately, due to the small size of these fish, they can be more fragile than other tankmates.
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    Thang N., Plano, TX (Verified Customer) January 16, 2022
    February 27, 2022
    Hi Michael,
     
    I received the package yesterday at 3:53 pm. Almost 4 hours later than their estimated 12pm delivery time. The fish bags were immediat...More
    Hi Michael,


     


    I received the package yesterday at 3:53 pm. Almost 4 hours later than their estimated 12pm delivery time. The fish bags were immediately temperature acclimated followed by a drip acclimation. Regarding the contents of the fish, I didn't received my order of the 4 Adolfo's Corydoras in the package and I didn't see any of the 5 large emperor Tetras. I did count 8 Gold Surinamese Tetra in that bag but I ordered only 6 so I guess I got two extras. The bag with the gold surinamese tetras was the bag with mass death as only two tetras in there were alive at the time. The bag with combined rummy and cardinal tetra had 3 deaths and the Bosmani Rainbow fish came in stressed with one laying upside down and subsequently died. The 3 Congo tetras were all females.


     


    Thang
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    Bryan P., Prairie Du Sac, WI (Verified Customer) October 14, 2021
    October 18, 2021
    Great value for size vs cost
    Purchased (20) Large healthy Cardinal Tetras, Discus.com shipped extra in case of death during shipping.
    Cardinal Tetra (As seen at National Aquarium), Fat AAA Grade photo review
    Gregg Q., Little Rock, AK (Verified Customer) January 16, 2020
    January 28, 2020
    They arrived yesterday and thank you for asking and I will send you a picture.  I’m a little concerned I lost one?  But my niece, who has much better ...More

    They arrived yesterday and thank you for asking and I will send you a picture.  I’m a little concerned I lost one?  But my niece, who has much better eyes than myself, thinks it’s possibly a leaf caught in the filter.  But most are very deep blue; however, a couple’s bodies are somewhat translucent.  After this many tetras, additional substrate and plants - I think my tank will only be able to hold two discus (and I will have to pray to get lucky on getting a male and female).  My tank is a 46 gallon bow front with two hanging “Marineland Emperor 400 gallon” filters.  At one time I had three mature discus in it and they were a little crowded.  However, I did get fry several times, but the female always ate them once they were free swimming (heart breaking!). I am interested in two small discus (3 inches, thereabouts) and want some color and stripes, and a two small plecos - one with gold spots and one with white spots.  And I am open to any and all suggestions.  Thank you for checking on things and will send a picture directly.  Gregg

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    Tracey M., Charles Town, WV (Verified Customer) 06-17-2019
    June 25, 2019
    Beautiful cardinal tetras! Doing great and eagerly eating! Would definitely order again.

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Cardinal Nose tetras are very good indicator fish in an aquarium. Their colors tend to fade in colour and intensity as water conditions deteriorate, a sure sign that a water change is needed. Cardinal nose tetras favor pristine water conditions.

We are a supplier of Cardinal Tetras to the National Aquarium in Inner Harbor, Baltimore. Our Cardinals are some of the thickest and fattest you’ll ever see in the hobby.